Green building
A compilation of HousingZone's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on green building for housing for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
A new look at housing starts based on data from the Census Bureau finds that single-family homes in the U.S. continued to get smaller last year, and...
It’s good to be green, but everything starts with affordability. That’s what home builders have learned about creating marketable products for cost-...
A new survey of nearly 10,000 consumers across 43 states by John Burns Real Estate Consulting reveals several interesting findings on what buyers...
Federal housing regulators must stop obstructing programs that make energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy projects affordable for American...
An Atlanta house recalls its historical heritage and goes green
A home in Victoria, B.C., has earned “Petal Recognition” in the Living Building Challenge, making it one of the greenest buildings in the world.
The important difference between being a green company and offering green remodeling
The first Emerald-status home in Illinois, and one of only 21 nationwide, has been built in Wheaton, Ill. JAW Builders created the 3,600-square-foot...
The nation’s first Passive House retrofit was completed this week in California, according to a report by Jetson Green. The single-family residence,...
Instead of price chasing the competition, Wathen-Castanos reinvents itself as a high-performance, green builder to grow during the market’s ‘darkest...
